John Aitken [#1] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about John Aitken, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Aitken currently has a record of 13-15, +26, and is ranked #53 in Division 5.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): John Surname(s): Aitken Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Occupation: postal worker

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	10-17 (0.370)
Past 1-12 months	9-15 (0.375)	LL WW LLL W LL WW LL WW L W LLLL W L
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 25-36 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 482 Average for: 356 Average against: 355
Round 1		Aitken played #55 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 397 to 260 (a spread of 137). Before this event, Aitken had not played McDaniel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +137.
Round 2		Aitken played #85 Tony Verma (Burnaby BC) and lost 271 to 428 (a spread of -157). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Aitken’s record vs. Verma in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, -20.
Round 3		Aitken played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 363 to 353 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Aitken had not played Camp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, -10.
Round 4		Aitken played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 481 to 315 (a spread of 166). Before this event, Aitken had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +156.
Round 5		Aitken played #31 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 431 to 365 (a spread of 66). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: PORTLAND, OR Aitken’s record vs. Fenske in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +222.
Round 6		Aitken played #70 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 385 to 411 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Aitken had not played Russell in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +196.
Round 7		Aitken played #19 Bonnie Cohn (Phoenix, AZ) and won 349 to 242 (a spread of 107). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Aitken’s record vs. Cohn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +303.
Round 8		Aitken played #58 Austin Nichols (Washington, DC) and lost 351 to 446 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Aitken had not played Nichols in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +208.
Round 9		Aitken played #80 Phil Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 348 to 312 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Aitken had not played Spry in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +244.
Round 10		Aitken played #20 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 256 to 412 (a spread of -156). Before this event, Aitken had not played Cooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +88.
Round 11		Aitken played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and lost 314 to 399 (a spread of -85). Before this event, Aitken had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, +3.
Round 12		Aitken played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 321 to 436 (a spread of -115). Before this event, Aitken had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-6, -112.
Round 13		Aitken played #56 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and lost 270 to 386 (a spread of -116). Before this event, Aitken had not played Muhich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-7, -228.
Round 14		Aitken played #10 Doug Bobkovich (Gilbert, AZ) and won 408 to 346 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Aitken had not played Bobkovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, -166.
Round 15		Aitken played #73 Arna Schutz (West Hills, CA) and lost 301 to 337 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Aitken had not played Schutz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-8, -202.
Round 16		Aitken played #71 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 296 to 298 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Aitken had not played Sawyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-9, -204.
Round 17		Aitken played #62 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 375 to 487 (a spread of -112). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Aitken’s record vs. Petrey in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-10, -316.
Round 18		Aitken played #30 Jan Feidel (Milton, DE) and lost 348 to 378 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Aitken had not played Feidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-11, -346.
Round 19		Aitken played #23 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 289 to 308 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Aitken had not played Donegan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-12, -365.
Round 20		Aitken played #74 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 362 to 340 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Aitken had not played Shapiro in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-12, -343.
Round 21		Aitken played #5 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 482 to 303 (a spread of 179). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: RENO, NV Aitken’s record vs. Barker in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-12, -164.
Round 22		Aitken played #3 Erik Anderson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 406 to 378 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Aitken had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-12, -136.
Round 23		Aitken played #56 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) again and won 392 to 346 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Aitken had not played Muhich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-12, -90. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Aitken played #44 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 433 to 255 (a spread of 178). Before this event, Aitken had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-12, +88.
Round 25		Aitken played #71 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) again and won 450 to 221 (a spread of 229). Before this event, Aitken had not played Sawyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, +317.
Round 26		Aitken played #14 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 304 to 413 (a spread of -109). Before this event, Aitken had not played Canik in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-13, +208.
Round 27		Aitken played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) again and lost 290 to 389 (a spread of -99). Before this event, Aitken had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-14, +109.
Round 28		Aitken played #45 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 296 to 379 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Aitken had not played Justice in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-15, +26.

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